Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) (93.822)
Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) (Assistance Listing 93.822) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $66.3 million in 39 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.9 million. Half of the 39 awards fell between $1.2 million and $2.0 million, and they ranged from $6,567 to $3.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$66.3 million
- Grant awards39
- Typical award$1.9 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$13.2 million
- Size rank938 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $13.3 million in fiscal 2021 and $13.2 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 938th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 75% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 25 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP), also known as the National HCOP Academies, strives to develop a more competitive applicant pool to build the health professions. The Program's goal is to provide students from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a health profession to develop the needed skills to compete for, enter, and graduate from a health or allied health professions program, graduate program in behavioral and mental health, and/or programs for the training of physician assistants. HCOP strives to improve retention, matriculation and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs designed to address the academic and social needs of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds. It also provides opportunities for community-based health professions training, emphasizing experiences in underserved communities. HCOP focuses on three key milestones of education: (1) graduation from high school; (2) retention and graduation from college; and (3) acceptance, retention, and completion of a health career’s degree program.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, public and nonprofit private schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities including community, technical and tribal colleges. HCOP grant programs may only operate in the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Section 739 provides for assisting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake education to enter a health or allied health profession. Grant funds may be used for: (1) recruitment; (2) facilitating entry; (3) counseling, mentoring and other services; (4) preliminary education and health research training; (5) financial aid information dissemination; (6) primary care exposure activities; (7) development of a more competitive applicant pool; (8) stipends; and (9) scholarships.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. See NOFO and NOA for details
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2023 range: $577,146 - $650,000; Average award: $613,573 FY 2024 range: $557,215 -$650,000; Average award: est.: $603,607 FY 2025 est.: $557,215 - $650,000; Average award est.: $603,607
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) (93.822) awarded $66.3 million across 39 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 39 | $66.4 million | 100% |
By state
21 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | $8.5 million |
| California | 4 | $7.8 million |
| Indiana | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Tennessee | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Michigan | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Missouri | 1 | $3.3 million |
| New Jersey | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Arkansas | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Washington | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Texas | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Florida | 1 | $1.7 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $1.4 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Montana | 1 | $887,415 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $595,618 |
| Ohio | 1 | $480,380 |
| Virginia | 1 | $150,000 |